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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026

Association of ultrasound-derived muscle parameters and liver stiffness with low muscle mass in patients with cirrhosis.

Yang Cheng, Jiang Lina, Hong Liu, Yu Kang

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Yang ChengDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, Dazhou Second People's Hospital, Dazhou, China.
Jiang LinaDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, Dazhou Second People's Hospital, Dazhou, China.
Hong LiuDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, Dazhou Second People's Hospital, Dazhou, China.
Yu KangDepartment of Ultrasound Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.

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Objective: To explore the application value of high-frequency ultrasound combined with two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) in diagnosing low muscle mass in patients with cirrhosis. Methods: A total of 135 patients with cirrhosis were enrolled in this study. Participants were categorized into a Cirrhosis group ( Results: Compared with the NC and cirrhosis groups, the CRS group showed lower MT and muscle SWV, but higher LEM ( Conclusion: Ultrasound measurement of LEM, MT, and muscle SWV offers an effective diagnostic approach for CRS. The combined assessment of muscle parameters with LEM demonstrates enhanced diagnostic accuracy compared to any single parameter.

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cirrhosishigh-frequency ultrasoundmuscle thicknesssarcopeniashear wave elastography

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